Curtain



March 17, 1931. w, J, STUBER 1,797,162

CURTAIN Filed March 20, 1930 Patented Mar. 17, 1931 PATENT sm ll;

f 00., OFJPHILADELPHI/IA, rmmsytvauie, A oou-ro'nar on errE-NNsYLvAuIA CURTAIN Application filed March 20, .1930. Serial No. $37,484.

- Thistinvention' relates to windowcurtains,

"and particularly to those used in automobiles of the closed types. I The invention par ticularly relates to the draw stick or rod usually provided at the free end of the curtain,

for the purpose of facilitating the raising and lowering of the curtain.

Prior to my invention it has been customary to use wooden draw sticks in the curtains and to place the draw stick in a hem formed at the free end of the curtain, the curtain fabric usuallybeing sewed together at the ends of the stick thereby closing the ends of the hem in which the-stick is located "so that the ends of the stick would not show.

- In automobiles of theclosed types it is customary to provide guide wires or cords at eachside of the'curtain, to prevent flapping of the curtain when the car is in motion.

These guide cords extend along the side edges of the curtain usually being secured to the 1 window frame at apoint adjacent the curtain roller and at, or adjacent, the bottom of the window. I It has been the usual practice to place a screw-eye in each end of the stick and to runthe guide cords through these.

screw eyes, so that the curtain may be readily raised and lowered. v

' The wooden draw sticks have many disadvantages, for example, if the stick be of a small size, as to make for better appearance, such stick is frequently broken by a person in raising and lowering the curtain. Sticks made of a larger size,:for the purpose of giving strength thereto, are bulky and unsightly.

In order to provide a strong relatively small draw stick manufacturers have considered the use of a metal rod in place of the wooden draw stick. Metal draw rods also ble to shrinkage, exposes the ends of the metal rod.

- The object of the present invention 1s to provide a metaldraw rod which will be light 7 i I inweight and small of size and still. be sufliclentlyrigid tofunction properly.

Another object of the invention is to secure the rod in the hem of the curtain in such i a manner that the ends of the rod willat no time be exposed by shrinkage of the curtain, the rod itself functioningas a means to prevent such shrinkage, and themeans by which the rod is 'securedin the curtain hem also IELIIlCtlOIllIIg as, the eyes for the guide cords,

all as will be more fully disclosed hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, of which: i 1

Fig. 1 is a front view of a curtain embodying my invention; r

Fig. 2 1s a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

end of the structure shown in Figs.- 1 and 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the-line 44,Fig .1;

Fig. 5-is a sectional iew taken on th'e line =5.5, Fig. 1-, and

Fig. 6- is a sectional view taken on the line In the draw1ngs,an ordinary curtain, such as are used in automobiles-of the closed type,- .is illustrated at '1,'the curtain beingwound on an ordinary roller'2 supported in brackets 3 and 4, in the usual manner. The free'end of the curtain is provided with the usual form of hem 5. Within the hem 5 I place a round metal rod .6 of relatively small diameter and of a length slightly less than the width of the curtain. y c r 5 I Each of the respective ends of the rod 6 is flattened, as illustrated at7, and these flattened portions are bored,- as indicated at 8, for the reception of a tubular rivet 9, which Fig. 3'is afragmentary planfview of one I wALzrER a. sr BEn, or rz'zrnansnrnm, rnunsvrvnnm, assien'oa TO CAREY-McFALL passes through the opening 8; in the rod and through the sides 10 and 11 of the hem 5,

the said'tubular rivet being flanged as illus- Y trated at 12'and13 and these fianges'being pressed tightly down againstthe sides 10 and 11 of the hem 5, to securely-hold the rod in place within the hem ofthe curtain and to prevent fraying of the curtain material around the rivets. Y

The usual guide cords or wires 14:, 14 pass a small metal draw rod for an automobile curtain, and that by securing the rod within thehem, in the manner described, relative movement between the rod and the curtain fabric is prevented, thereby obviating wear in the fabric. The curtain fabric is also prevented from! shrinking and exposing the ends v of the metal rod; and'the tubular'rivets function not only as 'a'means for securing the rod in the curtain hem but alsoiasthe guideeyes for the guide'cordsof the curtain=. i

I claim: l

1. The' combination with afwind'ow curtainhavin'g a hem formed thereimof adraw rod located in said: hem and providedwith an opening at'each of its ends adjacent the respective side edges'of the curtain, and means passingthrouglr that portion of the curtain material'formin'g the said hem and through the opening in the rod, ateach side of the curtainj,"tohold the curtain: taut intermediate its opposite ends and forsecuring the said 'rod'in said h'em v 2. The combination with awindow curtain having a hem formed-therein, of a draw rod' locat'edin said hem and provided with anopeningat each of its end's adj acent the respective side edges of the curtain, and a rivet passing through that portion of the curtain material forming the saidihem and through the opening-in the rod, at-e'a'ch side of the curtain, to hold the curtain taut intermediate its opposit'e'ends' 'and for securing the rod in the hem of the curtain.

Y 3'. The combination with a window curtain having-a hem formed-therein,- of a draw rod located in' said hem-and provided with an opening at eachof its ends adjacent the respectiveside edges oft'he curtain,' and a tubular rivet passingfthrough that portion of the curtainm'ateri-al forming the said hem and through the opening in the rod,"at each sideof the curtain, forsecuring the: rodin the hem of the curtain and providing eyes at the respective sideed'ges of the curtain for guide cords to pass through. 1

4. The combination with a window curtainhaving a hem formedthereiniof'a draw rodlocated in said hem and provided with an opening at each of its ends adjacent the respective side edges of'the curtain, anda tubular rivet'passing through that portion of the curtain material forming the said hem and around the rivets;

the respective side edges of the curtain for guide cords to pass through, said tubular rivets having'end flanges pressed tightly against the curtain material around the rivet openings to prevent fraying of the curtain material aroundsaid openings.

5. The combinationwith a window curtain having a hem formed therein, of a metallic draw rod located in said hem and provided with an opening'at each ofiitsends adjacent the respective side edges of the curtain, and

means passing through that portion of the curtain material forming the said hem and throughthe opening in the rod, at each side of the curtain, to hold the curtain taut intermediate its opposite ends. and for securing the said rod insaid hem:

' 6. Thecombinationwith af window-Mean tain having'a'hem formed therein off a. round metallic draw rod of relatively: small .diameter located in said hem and provided with an opening at each of itsends adjacenttthe respective. side edges: of the curtain,v and means passing-:throughnthat portion of the curtain: material forming the saidihem 1 and throughithe opening int-the rod', a-t eaclr side of the "C11It2tlIT,itOallOld the curtaim-tautin- =termediate itsopposite ends. andfor securing the said rod?insaidahern;z 1 V 7. The combination with a wrindowicurtain having a hem:- formed.there1n,;of'a;.ronnd metallic dravwrod of, relativelyusmallnrdt tain material adjacent. -thereto,.- providing means for securingthe rodiin-the-curtainanid fa'lso providing eyesfor curtainguide cords-to pass through;

g 8. The combination with=window%curta in having'a hem. formed. therein, ofa round metallic clraw-zrod of relatively smallavdiameter iflattened' adjacenttit's opposite 1 ends and located" within said :hem, saidf'ifiattened portions being provided with openings-disposed adjacent'theirespecti e side edges of the curtain; tubnlar' rivets passing: through said openings and through the curtain materi'al adjacent. thereto, providing means for .securlng the rod in filIGECHI'iEtLlIl and also providing'eyesfor curtain guide cords to pass through, and-i -flanges on the tubularrivet's overlyingand pressed'tightly against the curtain material surrounding the rivets, to prevent fraying of the curtain"material WALTER? STUBER- through the opening inthe rod, at eachside of the curtain, for securing the rod-in the hemiof thefl curtain and providin-g eyes at 

